DIERKS, POST, SHABOOZEY TO PERFORM AT CMAs

The stars are aligning for the Country Music Association’s 58th annual CMA Awards, which will feature performances by Dierks Bentley, Ashley McBryde, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton, Teddy Swims, Thomas Rhett, Sierra Hull, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson, with the last two also serving as co-hosts.

Bryan and Wilson will join NFL legend Peyton Manning at the helm of the ceremony, which airs live 11/20 at 8pm ET from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. ABC is handling the broadcast; Hulu will stream the gala the next day.

Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Wilson is expected to perform her current single, “4X4XU,” while Bryan, a two-time Entertainer of the Year who's returning for his fourth hosting turn, will deliver “Love You, Miss You, Mean It.” Other confirmed performances include the CMA debut of four-time nominee Malone, who’ll treat the audience to his poignant “Words,” and fellow first-timer Shaboozey, who’s planning a medley of his chart-dominating “Tipsy (A Bar Song)” and new single “Highway.”

The telecast will also spotlight a number of one-of-a-kind collaborations. In addition to their solo performances, Malone and Stapleton will come together for a take on their “California Sober.” Joining forces for the first time, two-time CMA Award winner Rhett and Teddy Swims will do a mash-up of their respective hits, "Somethin' 'Bout a Woman" and “Lose Control.” HITS, as usual, remains without a dance partner.